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Goldfish ban in San Francisco?
EricWI
Jun 21, 2011 10:01 PM
Replies (4)
EricWI
Jun 27, 2011 05:33 PM
The proposal started with dogs and cats, expanded to birds and hamsters, and now includes any animal that walks, flies, swims, crawls or slithers — unless you plan to eat it.
www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-goldfish-20110627,0,6881137.story
wireptile
Jun 27, 2011 07:34 PM
If I were the asian pet store owner, I would just change the name of my store to:
Asian Food Market. Whatever someone does with the animals after they take them home is their business.
Calparsoni
Jun 27, 2011 08:59 PM
When is that earthquake going to finally hit?
EricWI
Jun 30, 2011 09:55 AM
Editorial: Pet store ban needs neutering
Everyone is against cruelty to animals, but San Francisco is barking up the wrong tree with its proposal to ban the sale of pets in that city.
Proposed legislation would prohibit the sale of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds and fish in a bid to prevent cruelty to the menagerie of animals on offer in the city’s pet stores. But such thin logic is the same kind of thinking that would call for the removal of cars from the roads because of rising numbers of speeders.
The law would allow residents to own pets — they just couldn’t buy them within the boundaries of the city. And so we’re left to wonder: How does the law prevent abuse? Presumably, folks looking for a pet could simply drive outside the city and make their purchase.
Promoters of the measure say it would cut down on impulse buying, where shoppers walk away with a pet without thinking of the long-term commitments. They also say it would send a strong message to the puppy and cat mills often accused of moving their animals through pet shops.
It’s a noble sentiment, but advocates are insulting pet buyers by assuming they can’t be counted on to live up to their obligations. Perhaps more troubling still, they’re condemning every pet store in the city as a front for breeders who mistreat their animals.
We suggest education and better enforcement of existing laws as a wiser way of putting abusers on a short leash.
www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/Editorial+store+needs+neutering/5025801/story.html?cid=megadrop_story
